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shell may override <code>time</code> as seen in man time(1). Use
<code>command time ..</code> for that one.</h2>
<h3 id="problematic-code">Problematic code:</h3>
<div class="sourceCode" id="cb1"><pre class="sourceCode sh"><code class="sourceCode bash"><span id="cb1-1"><a href="SC2023.html#cb1-1" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"></a><span class="bu">time</span> <span class="at">-some</span> some</span></code></pre></div>
<h3 id="correct-code">Correct code:</h3>
<div class="sourceCode" id="cb2"><pre class="sourceCode sh"><code class="sourceCode bash"><span id="cb2-1"><a href="SC2023.html#cb2-1" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"></a><span class="bu">command</span> time <span class="at">-some</span> some</span></code></pre></div>
<h3 id="rationale">Rationale:</h3>
<p><code>time</code> is a built-in command. If you would like to use
<code>time</code> from <code>$PATH</code>, you need to use
<code>command</code> to execute it as a regular command.</p>
<h3 id="exceptions">Exceptions:</h3>
<p>None</p>
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